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Hiring, advancement, pay, and retention
Equity in how people are recruited, screened, selected, welcomed, reviewed, paid, promoted, supported, and retained. It covers the whole lifecycle, not a single inclusive-hiring page.
A position description whose requirements are tied to the actual work, with credential alternatives named and accommodation normalized.
Hiring managers and HR partners · Supervisors and managers
Structured interviews, a job-relevant rubric, a diverse and prepared panel, accommodations offered without forcing disclosure, and a transparent offer.
Hiring managers and HR partners · Supervisors and managers
A clear view of how people move, who gets visible work and sponsorship, and where classification or pay questions need HR and labor relations.
Supervisors and managers · Division and administration leadership · Hiring managers and HR partners
A transparent pathway map, leadership criteria tested for job-relatedness, sponsorship with decision power, accommodations owned across every transition, and accessible cohort events by default, with no guessing about who is disabled and no individual tracking.
Division and administration leadership · Supervisors and managers · Hiring managers and HR partners · Equity Directors and Specialists
Stay conversations, exit patterns reviewed at an appropriate level, and observable practices with owners rather than blame.
Supervisors and managers · Division and administration leadership
Credential gatekeeping, vague culture-fit judgments, and unclear pathways are among the most consistent barriers DSD staff described. They are also decisions with owners, which means they can change.
Federal guidelines on employee selection procedures and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's questions and answers about them. They require careful attention to selection procedures that produce adverse impact and to evidence of job relatedness and validity. Public. Permitted use: cite and link; HR and legal partners interpret.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The State of Minnesota's official equity analysis toolkit, published by Minnesota Management and Budget, used with the DHS Equity Policy. Public. Permitted use: cite, link, follow. The policy owner determines when it is required.
Minnesota Management and Budget
